After 20 years since the Earth Summit and Agenda 21, we see that from the different sectors has done much to address the challenges of sustainable development. However, there are still many issues that require further discussions and to this, it is essential more awareness, communication and education about the challenges in relation to global concepts used worldwide (mainly those from UN agencies) to achieve understanding, and then, the discussion can be made on the basis of sound knowledge regarding its implications for local, national, regional and global levels.

Since 1992 has reached to highlight the economic cost of environmental damage, especially for the loss or shortage of natural resources, and to some extent, has succeeded in creating awareness of social and cultural consequences. But without doubt, it is necessary to strengthen the global commitment focused on the social and cultural goals, differentiated according to the capabilities of current development and progress, especially in less developed countries.

It should be clear in the Outcome Document that ?progress? should be complete, effective and global, understanding that to do so, the least developed and developing countries, need more help to achieve their objectives, consistent with the global objectives, both in funding as in capacity building for adaptation to the progress of developed countries.

There are still significant gaps, which are considered from subjective guidelines applied to clearly differentiated situations. The Outcome Document of the Conference should consider the differential application of goals on the basis of indicators that encompass the cultural, social, environmental and economic needs of different regions and ecological systems, from which can differentiates the real capacity to development.

The objective of the Conference should focus on a renewed global political commitment towards Sustainable Development based on recognizing the priorities of each of the ecosystems. This is the opportunity to identify the global and national policy instrument aimed at greater cooperation, to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technologies consistent with the needs and priorities of each party.

It is essential that in this Conference does not lose sight of the context in which emerged the concept of Sustainable Development. Global efforts should focus on improving the quality of life for all the people, so the active participation of society in decision making processes should be the key to the implementation of policies conducive to sustainable development at all levels. The legitimacy of the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development comes from social participation, through transparent and democratic process.

We expect to see reflected in the Outcome Document of the Conference the understanding of the parties, form a fraternal exchange were all the voices can be heard exposing their priorities, evaluating objective goals jointly shared, but differentiated based on the capabilities and needs, so they can be reached by all populations in different ecosystems.

We expect an Outcome Document concise, concrete, but which, in turn, address the specific priorities of different ecosystems, regions and resources, understanding the economic capabilities of countries.

We emphasize the importance of: recognition of the economic, social, cultural and environmental value of the land for the
livelihood support for humanity and biological diversity conservation. Emphasizing the global food security and food sovereignty, especially for the countries economically less developed. Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought are
pervasive problems in all ecosystems. Affect in a variety of ways, but have a disproportionate impact on poor people.

Integrate issues that face up the drylands in the Outcome Document and in the global political agenda as a special section is crucial in this context, because there is where living more than 1 billion people, and a high percentage of them suffer
poverty bordering the limits of absolute poverty.

Mostly are the drylands those that provide to the world with food and fuel supplies for ?eco friendly? technologies. If not applied techniques such as Sustainable Land Management, will continue advancing on the forests looking for land, losing the variety of services that also provide forests. The land ownership is also at stake here, the poor are forced to migrate losing their land and culture, must adapt to a new social context and to having lost its resources. Financial aid should focus on protecting the most disadvantaged populations and biological diversity, protecting food sovereignty.

After 20 years, it is necessary to strengthen the three pillars for protection of land as a finite resource: more specific funding structure for these issues, strengthen and unify the scientific basis and compose an appropriate institutional framework with a global authority. We, as an observer member suggest to setting the Convention as a world authority on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) and Sustainable Land Management (SLM).

Mountains: Despite having been incorporated in Agenda 21 as fragile ecosystems, throughout these 20 years have rarely been considered in this shape in the development of global, regional and national strategies for the Sustainable Development.

Mountain systems provide goods and services essential to humanity, however, are there where usually live the most poor and marginalized people. Global agreements to protect mountain communities are urgent. These communities are those who protected for centuries the natural reserves of humanity, facing often hostile environments.

The cultural and social wealth of the mountains communities and natural resources, require a new form of valuation that would achieve the sustainable development of these regions protecting the quality of life for its residents and provide greater benefits in protecting natural resources and indigenous crop species, thus promoting regional food sovereignty.

Integrate the mountain regions as a special section in the Outcome Document will allow integrate these special ecosystems with their economic, social, cultural and environmental characteristics, which set them apart from any other environment because of its fragility and vital importance to human life.

In this way it will strengthen the global political commitment, resulting in increased cooperation and investment, scientific research and integration in resource management, improving the quality of life of communities and people of mountains.

Water Resources: Water as unique resource without substitute, and essential to life, is under increasing pressure, and it is unequally distributed for the world population. Economic growth, and social therefore, depends on water resources. The water should be valued economically, socially, culturally and environmentally, and it is therefore necessary to address resource management in an integrated manner, so as to maximize their productive power and minimizing its destructive force. The approach of integrated water resources management is undoubtedly the central space must to be occupied by this issue in the Outcome Document of the conference.

The Integrated Water Resources Management, will continue improving the quality of life of the populations, preventing the emergence and reemergence of diseases. Summing the Sustainable Land Management can achieve food security and
sovereignty, reducing poverty. This requires finding solutions across sectors; promote dialogue and participation especially the most affected communities, such as dryland communities.

Forests: Forests are home to millions of peoples and provide resources to all mankind. They are vulnerable, especially to the extent of deforestation for crops. This leads to the loss of biodiversity, food and migration of populations? results in social conflicts, poverty and marginalization. The inclusion of forests in the Outcome Document as a special section is crucial, given de importance of these ecosystems for sustainable development, mainly in developing countries. Sustainable use of native forest resources and the implementation of agro forestry, and sustainable management of forest enterprises, require the commitment of policy makers worldwide. Forest have a cultural, social, economic and environmental value, that while progress has been made to recognize through initiatives such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Degradation (REDD), its need to greater support from developed countries to the developing countries so they can implement land use measures within their own strategies and priorities.

Remember Río92, is also remember forest fires in the Amazon, with all the economic and social implications of that conflict. Regional Climate Change is the result of forest degradation.
Deforestation, the advance of soil degradation, species loss, decreased food and water destructive progress, are known as climate change, but are actually destructive products of the progress of human beings over nature.
b) What are the comments, if any, on existing proposals: e.g., a green economy roadmap, framework for action, sustainable development goals, a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development, or others?

The concept of green economy should be much more explicit. The existing formulations are not enough clear about the extent that could have, and if it could cover an intention of developed countries to move forward over the resources and economies of less developed countries or developing countries. The least developed and developing countries have
natural resources (for now enough in most cases) to provide raw materials for emissions reduction technologies of the developed countries. But provide these resources can have a cost: loss of biological diversity, therefore, loss of food
sovereignty, cultural loss, and social conflicts.

Therefore, it is expected from discussions of the Conference, a clear expression of reach of the ?green economy? and ?green growth?. Developed countries have an important debt to developing countries that can not be overcome only with
economic growth. Priority in this scheme is to highlight the cultural and social significance that include natural resources.
Is necessary to obtain global consensus on the protection and reasonable use of the planet´s natural resources, but the resources are property of the citizens of a nation, who have full rights to participate in the policy decisions of the countries, and with the capacity to do so. Environmental awareness and education are priorities for the full participation and to scope decisions by consensus.

Then, the objectives of Sustainable Development should have a better balance between the three pillars. Economic growth is a consequence of social development and sustainable use of natural resources. Healthy people in a healthy environment can develop sustainable economic activities.
c) What are the views on implementation and on how to close the implementation gap, which relevant actors are envisaged as being involved (Governments, specific Major Groups, UN system, IFIs, etc.);

It is necessary an incremental approach, to can take after the general and differentiated decisions on a solid foundation for its implementation.

The implementation gap focuses in that the general decisions from the UN systems and funding agencies can not be applied on the particular and specific needs and priorities that the countries have. The government?s agendas are focused on social and economic priorities and, to a lesser extent, on their environmental priorities. The measures taken by
international agencies tend to be out of context when they are implemented in less economically developed countries.

It should be noted that the global measures of development focused on the sustainable use of resources, in the economically less developed countries, must be progressively and will require an approach ?from below?. It will require a cultural
recognition of the ancestral knowledge to develop measures for sustainable use of natural resources. It will require strengthening the social network, through environmental awareness and education. It will require returning to the sources, to develop the productive enterprises development compatible and consistent with the culture and social framework.

d) What specific cooperation mechanisms, partnership arrangements or other implementation tools are envisaged and what is the relevant time frame for the proposed decisions to be reached and actions to be implemented?

It is necessary to strengthen international and cross sector cooperation. The fundamental tool for the implementation of measures within the framework of sustainable development should be multidisciplinary.

Economic cooperation is essential in less economically developed countries, as well as technological cooperation and transfer, consistent with local priorities.

Specific Elements

a) Objective of the Conference: To secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges.

Contributions could include possible sectoral priorities (e.g., (e.g., energy, food security and sustainable agriculture, technology transfer, water, oceans, sustainable urbanization, sustainable consumption and production, natural disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation, biodiversity, etc.) and sectoral initiatives that contribute to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20.

To secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and remaining gaps in the
implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and
emerging challenges. Contributions could include possible sectoral priorities (e.g., energy, food security and
sustainable agriculture, technology transfer, water, sustainable urbanization, sustainable consumption and production, natural disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation, biodiversity, etc.) and sectoral initiatives that contribute
to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20.
Apply the consideration in the previous items.
b) Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication: views regarding how green economy can be a means to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, and poverty eradication; what is its potential added value; experience to date, including what has worked and how to build upon success, what are the challenges and opportunities and how to address the challenges and seize opportunities, and possible elements of an agreement in outcome document on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication: views regarding how green economy can be a means to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, and poverty eradication; what is its potential added value; experience to date, including what has worked and how to build upon success, what are the challenges and
opportunities and how to address the challenges and seize opportunities, and possible elements of an agreement in outcome document on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

Apply the consideration in the previous items.
c) Institutional framework for sustainable development: Priorities and proposals for strengthening individual pillars of sustainable development, as well as those for strengthening integration of the three pillars, at multiple levels; local, national, regional and international.

Institutional framework for sustainable development: Priorities and proposals for strengthening individual pillars of sustainable development, as well as those for strengthening integration of the three pillars, at multiple levels - local, national, regional and international.

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d) Any proposals for refinement of the two themes. Recall that Resolution 64/236 describes the focus of the Conference: "The focus of the Conference will include the following themes to be discussed and refined during the preparatory process: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development".

Any proposals for refinement of the two themes. Recall that Resolution 64/236 describes the focus of the Conference: ?The focus of the Conference will include the following themes to be discussed and refined during the preparatory process: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development?.